Vibro/power plates?

Ok well today being paddys day its been one of the hardest days to date :cry: but struggling on.

I had been looking at vibroplates as a way of toning up. I would have done a little exercise before but just dont seem to be able to build up the energy for the gym at the minute. These were suggested to me by a friend and a gym instructor and I was looking for some feedback from you lot .

anybody using them?

is there a difference between vibro and power plates?

all feedback welcome,

thanks,
Nel

2nd time on lipotrim, done it before and but it all back on!! (bar 5 lbs)

Its a great diet if you can do it, only advice, dont take it for granted, no fun doing it again!!

I think they are the ones you do the various stance's on but I think you can just stand still on them too.

I was going to rent one but to rent one for a month is a 1/3 of the cost so I was going to buy one instead. Before I do that though I would love to know more about them because they are expensive enough.

2nd time on lipotrim, done it before and but it all back on!! (bar 5 lbs)

Its a great diet if you can do it, only advice, dont take it for granted, no fun doing it again!!

I have heard great things about them, there was one at the gym I used to go to, and I used it a few times, you can really feel the burn, apparently it's something crazy like 1000x more effective than conventional exercises such as press ups and sit ups, I could be wrong with that number though :S

But yeah I used it a few times, and I really felt a burn within seconds, couldn't actually use it for more than 30 seconds at a time lol, it was also pretty embaressing as it was right in the centre of the gym and people used to stare because it was kind of "that" machine that nobody knew anything about

Hi nelly , i thought today would be hard too being paddys day, we went into the galway parade but for the first time ever (bless him) dp said he didnt want to go for a drink.. I knew it would have been hard to sit in a pub today as usually on paddys day we go a bit mental on the booze (lol like most paddys, im scottish but been here 15 years).. not a drop passed our lips, came home and did some gardening... I have heard good things about vibraplates but it sounds like a very strange sensation doesnt it, defo try on for a while in a gym or something before investing as they are pretty spendy and you dont want it turning into an expensive clotheshorse (like my treadmill) lol xxxx

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I actually have a vibroplate, but, I'm afraid, I never used it consistently enough to be able to testify to its effectiveness as I've piled loads of stuff on top of it...& it actually gives me a bit of a headache!

But, you can definitely feel you've been doing something - now I'm back on LT I'm going to try to use it a lot more in the hope I'll be a bit more toned when I finish!

At my local gyms, we can pay for just going for the one day, can you do that at gyms near you? If so, you could goto one that has one, and pay for the day, and have a really thorough try of it, that way you're not shelling out alot of money, and you'll see if it's gonna be a money waster of the best thing you ever bought!

I have a vibroplate & I would definately recommend getting one. I looked into renting one, but it only cost a bit more to buy one at £99. I use it 3-4 times a week & I can definately feel the difference!

Hi if you read about power plates they were originally designed for use by cosmonauts because of the lack of gravity and that will in low gravity for long time theyre muscle would go into atrophy"waste away" i dont think you get much effect by just standing on it as the muscles need to be tensed to give the desired effect of working a muscle they can also be used to relax muscle after training so i guess this would be what would be happening if just standing on it i personally have had mine since the new year and have really noticed muscle tone increase and believe if ur willing to use it properly you would be happy with the results. there are plenty of resources online for routines like you tube and also if u use the makers web sites they show videos of routines also My Powerplate have some great vids.

hope that helps

Mark

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I absolutely love the vibro plate. I use it every day and have done since about week 3/4 of LT. It has helped me so much. I have one at home but mostly use the huge one at my gym.

I do a series of exercises on it, and tense my muscles while doing so. I really feel it working, and I reckon on top of my gym work it has really helped to 'shape' me. I have lost muscle while on LT but the muscle that was hidden under the flab is showing through nicely. It has helped to tone me.

Give one a try a few times and see what you think. It can do no harm, only good. Let us know how you get on please.

Oh I got my little home one from Next. Can't remember how much it was, but it wasn't that much.

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